Ha, now that I've got your attention, I'd like to share my experience, yesterday, with a Texas State Trooper.
Driving about 80 miles an hour, on I-10 West, between Sealy and Columbus, I heard a slight pop, then a loud hiss; immediately followed by an alarm from my TPMS. I got over as quick as I could, as I'd just had new wheels and tires put on, the day before. My right rear tire was flat. I'm not sure if this was the problem or not, but the only damage I could see was that the entire valve stem was GONE!
Anyway, I started getting the stuff out to put my spare tire on, when I realized that I didn't have an Allen wrench to take the center cap off the new wheel. I got on the phone with Tina, thinking I'd have her bring me one from home. About that time a Texas State Trooper pulled up behind me. He came up, asked me if I was OK and I explained my predicament. He didn't have any tools, but offered to drive me to Columbus, to buy an Allen wrench.
After he ran my license (I'm assuming to make sure I wasn't a bad guy), he let me sit in the front of his cruiser, and took me to the TSC in Columbus where I quickly ran in and got the wrenches, then drove me back to my truck. Then he told me that he would park at a safe distance behind me, with his lights on, to give me some protection from the nutsos drivers. He stayed there until I was done changing the tire, and then helped me get all the crap back in my truck. Before departing, he shook my hand and wished me a good day.
As seen in the news, I really expected to be beat, tazed, or shot ... I mean that's what cops do, right? But Trooper Howard wouldn't be doing any of that, but rather being totally polite and respectful ... returning the exact courtesy that I'd showed him.
I don't know where he lives or even where he's stationed, but if any of you know a nice Texas State Trooper, with the last name of Howard, please extend my gratitude to him, again!
Driving about 80 miles an hour, on I-10 West, between Sealy and Columbus, I heard a slight pop, then a loud hiss; immediately followed by an alarm from my TPMS. I got over as quick as I could, as I'd just had new wheels and tires put on, the day before. My right rear tire was flat. I'm not sure if this was the problem or not, but the only damage I could see was that the entire valve stem was GONE!
Anyway, I started getting the stuff out to put my spare tire on, when I realized that I didn't have an Allen wrench to take the center cap off the new wheel. I got on the phone with Tina, thinking I'd have her bring me one from home. About that time a Texas State Trooper pulled up behind me. He came up, asked me if I was OK and I explained my predicament. He didn't have any tools, but offered to drive me to Columbus, to buy an Allen wrench.
After he ran my license (I'm assuming to make sure I wasn't a bad guy), he let me sit in the front of his cruiser, and took me to the TSC in Columbus where I quickly ran in and got the wrenches, then drove me back to my truck. Then he told me that he would park at a safe distance behind me, with his lights on, to give me some protection from the nutsos drivers. He stayed there until I was done changing the tire, and then helped me get all the crap back in my truck. Before departing, he shook my hand and wished me a good day.
As seen in the news, I really expected to be beat, tazed, or shot ... I mean that's what cops do, right? But Trooper Howard wouldn't be doing any of that, but rather being totally polite and respectful ... returning the exact courtesy that I'd showed him.
I don't know where he lives or even where he's stationed, but if any of you know a nice Texas State Trooper, with the last name of Howard, please extend my gratitude to him, again!
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